h TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Wednesday 9th September 2020 COVID-19 FACE MASK REGULATIONS Thank you for your continued co-operation!! All buyers, sellers & hauliers MUST WEAR a face mask/covering before entry to Market will be permitted, masks will not be provided and you must bring your own. For Vendors, we continue to operate a drop-and-go facility and you may enter the market ONLY to see your stock sold. “Phil Batten’s ewe sale was a showcase – 4 pens @ £160!!” MARKET ENTRIES Please pre-enter stock by Tuesday 3.30pm PHONE 01872 272722 TEXT (Your name & stock numbers) Cattle/Calves 07889 600160 Sheep 07977 662443 This week’s £10 draw winner: J.K. & C.I. Cooksey of Trevellas TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET LODGE & THOMAS. Report an entry of 19 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 53 cull cows & bulls, 136 store cattle inc. 9 dairy & suckler cattle, 102 rearing calves & stirks and 595 finished, store & breeding sheep UTM PRIME CATTLE HIGHEST PRICE BULLOCK Each Wednesday the highest price prime steer/heifer sold p/kg will be commission free Auctioneer – Andrew Body A much-reduced number of prime cattle on offer this week disappointing the strong contingent of buyers requiring larger numbers to fulfil orders. Liveweight prices remain ahead of deadweight with particularly strong local demand. Top price per kilo was 219p for a 623kg Limousin x from Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock also standing overall top value heifer realising £1,364 to R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow. Next at 217p/kg was another Limousin x heifer, this one for Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne and purchased by Chris Dale Butcher of Helston. On the steer side, three nice Aberdeen Angus crosses from Mr. C.B. Stevens of Germoe hit 207p/kg with heaviest 815kg steer topping at £1,491, both also bought by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd. Four young 15 month old bulls from Messrs. C.R. & I.E. White of Helston saw a Limousin top at 198p/kg and £1,069 to J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station. 6 Steers & 7 Heifers Limousin x heifer to 219p (623kg) for Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock, Newquay Limousin x heifer to 217p (532kg) for Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston South Devon x heifer to 213p (617kg) for Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock, Newquay Aberdeen Angus x steer to 207p (684kg) for Mr. C.B. Stevens of Germoe, Penzance Aberdeen Angus x steer to 193p (666kg) for Mr. C.B. Stevens of Germoe, Penzance Aberdeen Angus x steer to 183p (815kg) for Mr. C.B. Stevens of Germoe, Penzance Limousin x heifer to 182p (562kg) for Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston Limousin x heifer to 180p (516kg) for Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston 4 Young Bulls Limousin to 198p (540kg) for Messrs. C.R. & I.E. White of Helston Charolais to 194p (562kg) for Messrs. C.R. & I.E. White of Helston Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages Steers – 181.7p/kg Heifers – 174.8p/kg Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 207p av. 200.26p Premium to 219p av. 211.31p Prime to 183p av. 176.42p Prime to 182p av. 181.97p All Steers av. 184.82p All Heifers av. 202.47p - 2 - - OTM PRIME CATTLE 2 OTM Cattle Hereford x steer to 156p (557kg) for Messrs. E.J. & K.S. Andrew of Treverva, Penryn Friesian heifer to 142p (677kg) for Neil Rowe Farming of The Lizard, Helston CULL COWS & BULLS Auctioneer – Andrew Body Another large entry of cull cows in excess of other regional markets this week contained a good proportion of heavy, well-fleshed types with trade similar to recent weeks. Two Limousin x cows leading at 146p/kg for Mr. P.E. Phillips of Carnmenellis, and Messrs. T.A. & F.A. Jenkin of Newbridge with their 786kg cow also standing top value at £1,148, both bought by David King of Exeter. Premium Friesian at 124p/kg was a big 798kg cow from Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin realising £990 to David Ellis of Lelant. A Limousin cull bull for Messrs. R.G, E.J. & G.A. Williams of St. Martin topped at 132p/kg and £1,224 to David King. 24 Beef Cows – leading prices Limousin x to 146p (786kg) for Messrs. T.A. & F.A. Jenkin of Newbridge, Penzance Limousin x to 146p (676kg) for Mr. P.E. Phillips of Carnmenellis, Redruth South Devon x to 128p (885kg) for Messrs. N. & R.K. Harris of Ruan High Lanes, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to 125p (661kg) for Mr. A.W. Treloar of Trenear, Helston Aberdeen Angus x to 123p (674kg) for Mr. A.W. Treloar of Trenear, Helston Galloway to 122p (668kg) for Natural England of St. Dennis, St. Austell British Blue x to 119p (700kg) for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston Simmental x to 118p (639kg) for Mr. A. Kemp of Tregony, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to 118p (599kg) for Mr. A.W. Treloar of Trenear, Helston 27 Dairy Cows – leading prices Friesian to 124p (798kg) for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston Friesian to 118p (669kg) for Messrs. R, N.W.G. & P.J. Worden of Gunwalloe, Helston Friesian to 117p (787kg) for Neil Rowe Farming of The Lizard, Helston Friesian to 114p (670kg) for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston Friesian to 108p (716kg) for Messrs. A. & B. Pascoe of North Country, Redruth Friesian to 107p (698kg) for Messrs. A. & B. Pascoe of North Country, Redruth Friesian to 106p (768kg) for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston Friesian to 105p (794kg) for Messrs. C.J. & P.H. George of Tresillian, Truro 2 Cull Bulls Limousin to 132p (927kg) for Messrs. R.G, E.J. & G.A. Williams of St. Martin, Helston Blonde d’Aquitaine to 116p (965kg) for Mr. E. Noy of Porkellis, Helston Overall Averages: Beef Cows to 146p/kg av. 118.68p/kg Dairy Cows to 124p/kg av. 98.39p/kg Cull Bulls to 132p/kg av. 124.00p/kg - 3 - - STORE CATTLE Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis A similar entry to previous weeks contained a higher proportion of younger cattle including several suckled calves. Strong 2 year old steers from Mr. D. Rounsevell of Veryan saw a pair of Aberdeen Angus crosses top at £1,175, and a Charolais x at £1,095. A nice run of 16 mainly British Blue x steers from Mr. C.G. Andrew of St. Dennis saw top bunch of four around 20 months old at £1,000, and younger bunch of five at £900. A nice 16 month old Simmental x steer trio from Messrs. D.P. & M.L. Osborne of Carharrack hit £985, who also had overall top heifer the same age at £955. Well-grown 14 month old steers from Mr. A.J. Jelbert of Mitchell saw a Limousin x pair at £905 and Hereford x £890. A grand bunch of 21 suckled calves from Mr. M.B. Williams of St. Just saw top trio of heifers at £625 for Limousin crosses 10 months old, with even younger Limousin & British Blue x steers to £650!! 96 Steers – leading prices 2yo Aberdeen Angus x to £1,175 for Mr. D. Rounsevell of Veryan, Truro Charolais x to £1,095 for Mr. D. Rounsevell of Veryan, Truro British Blue x to £1,000 for Mr. C.G. Andrew of St. Dennis, St. Austell 1½yo Simmental x to £985 for Messrs. D.P. & M.L. Osborne of Carharrack, Redruth British Blue x to £900 for Mr. C.G. Andrew of St. Dennis, St. Austell Aberdeen Angus x to £800 for Mr. R.G. Hawkey of St. Mawgan, Newquay Devon x to £765 for Mr. R.G. Hawkey of St. Mawgan, Newquay 1yo Limousin x to £905 for Mr. A.J. Jelbert of Mitchell, Newquay Hereford x to £890 for Mr. A.J. Jelbert of Mitchell, Newquay Charolais x to £800 for Mr. J.F. Rowe of Menabilly, Par Murray Grey x to £725 for Mr. & Mrs. P. Tullett of Tregony, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to £715 for Mr. M.B. Williams of St. Just, Penzance Friesian to £575 for Messrs. W.C. & W.R. Martin of St. Buryan, Penzance 8mo Limousin x to £650 for Mr. M.B. Williams of St. Just, Penzance 31 Heifers – leading prices 1½yo Simmental x to £955 for Messrs. D.P. & M.L. Osborne of Carharrack, Redruth Aberdeen Angus x to £820 for Mr. R.G. Hawkey of St. Mawgan, Newquay British Blue x to £695 for Messrs. W.C. & W.R. Martin of St. Buryan, Penzance 1yo Limousin x to £625 for Messrs. H. Williams & Son of Tehidy, Camborne Aberdeen Angus x to £510 for Messrs. W.C. & W.R. Martin of St. Buryan, Penzance 10mo Limousin x to £625 for Mr. M.B. Williams of St. Just, Penzance - 4 - - 9 Dairy & Suckler Cattle A lovely entry of strong fresh-calved and in-calf Friesian heifers from Messrs. R. & D.P. Rule of Mawla, Redruth sold well with a fresh-calved heifer at £1,340. The in-calf heifers, all due this Autumn to Genus Aberdeen Angus bulls, met a great deal of interest selling to a top call of £1,280 twice, all averaging £1,150. A young British Blue x heifer/calf outfit for Mr. K. Thomas of Wendron, Helston sold well at £1,460.